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- From: bellas@soldev.TTI.COM (Pete Bellas)
- Subject: Re: Forstner bits...
- Message-ID: <1993Jan21.160119.13052@ttinews.tti.com>
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- Reply-To: bellas@soldev.TTI.COM (Pete Bellas)
- Organization: Transaction Technology, Inc.
- References: <1993Jan19.194623.25188@kodak.kodak.com>
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- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 16:01:19 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan19.194623.25188@kodak.kodak.com>,
- kroth@sunshine.Kodak.COM (David Kroth) writes:
-
- > Anyone ever used a forstner bit in a hand held electric drill?
- > What were the results like?
-
- > I need to drill a 1 3/8" hole for a clock movement (a mini clock
- > from Clockit). I am willing to spend $20 for a forstner bit
- > but not $300 for a drill press. If I buy the bit, will it even
- > be useable?
-
- I have used forstners up to 1 7/8" in a hand held drill, the larger the bit
- the harder it is to control however. Since this is a one time deal I would
- go ahead and use it, be sure to clamp your work piece securely and start the
- forstner dead vertical (it will tell you if it isn't vertical :-). You won't
- get as good a pocket as you would with a drill press, but if you are careful
- it should be acceptable.
-
- -Pete-
-
- * Pete Bellas "Cogito ergo spud" *
- * Citicorp/TTI I think therefore I yam. *
- * Santa Monica, CA *
- * bellas@gamma.tti.com *
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